Management of the San Marcos Watershed
How a community comes together to protect the San Marcos River and its surrounding landscape.
Upper San Marcos Watershed
What is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that holds and drains water down to a body of water. The San Marcos Watershed contains and drains to the San Marcos River. Management of a watershed requires a holistic approach: water quality, land use, community engagement, and many other considerations and datasets are used to determine how to protect the environment.
Water
The health of the San Marcos River is regularly monitored by trained citizen scientist groups.
Land
Considerations for the balance of natural areas and development in the growing city of San Marcos.
Community
People of all ages and backgrounds come together to protect the San Marcos Watershed.